EE or Americana?!!??!?!

[The Moonshiner]

Definitely not a true Ameraucana.
Not the brown red pattern
And no she will never produce blue/green egg laying chicks unless the blue gene comes from the roosters side.
She could be called an EE but I have trouble calling a brown egg layer an EE.

 

[Folly's place]

Whatever her genetics, she's cute and has nice looking eggs. Enjoy!
Mary

 

[Alexandra33]

Such a gorgeous girl! While it's unfortunate you didn't end up with what you thought you were buying, EEs aren't anything to scoff at. They're very popular, and with good reason.

~Alex

 

[Mimi13]

I agree, EE.
Ameraucanas are a standard breed with specific colors and other requirements and are often mislabeled. That's where all the confusion comes from. I don't know why hatcheries, farmers and farm stores can't just call Easter Eggers, Easter Eggers. It's just so confusing and sometimes even disappointing for chicken keepers
The main rule of thumb I use to determine if it's a true ameraucana or not, is if it labeled as a specific color variety, then it's an ameraucana. In your case though it was labeled as Brown Red. Look at reliable (ameraucana alliance or ABC website) pics of real brown reds and you'll notice they look a bit different. Also, unless you are being scammed, ameraucanas will be a lot more expensive. More like $10 or more per chick.

My Ameraucana was over $20. But she’s so sweet she’s worth it and she hasn’t even started laying yet. I can’t wait.

 

[Dawnclucks22]

General rule of thumb: the feed store doesn't actually know. 99% chance it's an EE. And yes, I agree with the others - Ameraucanas don't lay brown. (by the way, EEs are mixes.)

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

an EE is a Ameraucana mix.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

an EE is a Ameraucana mix.

Some are, but most of the EEs in hatcheries are easter egger x easter egger crosses.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Some are, but most of the EEs in hatcheries are easter egger x easter egger crosses.

oh, I knew that. I just thought she was asking if it was a Ameraucana mix, (which even if you bred 2 EE's they would still be Ameraucana mixes, because that is what an EE is... right?)

 

[Trish1974]

An EE can be a mix of any breed that possesses the blue egg gene (cream legbars, araucanas), not necessarily ameraucana.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

An EE can be a mix of any breed that possesses the blue egg gene (cream legbars, araucanas), not necessarily ameraucana.

true... I just mean that any EE is a crossbreed,